2015 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

THE HORN AND ALARM CHIRP HAS GONE CRAZY. SOMETIMES HORN WORKS BUT VERY SOFT AND SOME OTHER TIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THE ALARM CHIRP SAME. THIS IS A NEW CAR AND WE CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. WORKMANSHIP GOING BAD OR LOCATION OF THE HORN GETTING TOO MUCH WATER AND THIS IS NOT CUSTOMERS FAULT. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON AND OFF.

I WAS IS A CAR ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED MY 2015 JETTA TDI. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS IMPACTED TO THE POINT WHERE THE HOOD BLOCKED MY WINDSHIELD AND THE ENGINE ITSELF WAS PARTIALLY CRUSHED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION BECAUSE MY HEAD HIT THE STEARING WHEEL. THIS WAS A THREE CAR ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY.

I AM WRITING TO ADVISE YOU OF A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. I OWN A 2015 JETTA. AFTER A HEAVY RAIN, AND USUALLY AFTER PASSING THROUGH STANDING WATER, THE CAR LOSES POWER AND STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE OCCASIONS RECENTLY. I FIRST TOOK THE CAR TO MY OWN MECHANIC, AN EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN WITH A MAJOR REPAIR FRANCHISE. HE WAS UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED, I TOOK IT BACK AND HE AGAIN TESTED IT BUT WAS UNABLE TO SAY FOR SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HOWEVER, HE NOTED THAT THERE WAS AN AIR INTAKE IN THE FRONT END THAT MIGHT HAVE TAKEN IN WATER AND CAUSED THE ISSUE. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (BURLINGTON VOLKSWAGEN) AND THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC THERE ALSO INDICATED THAT IT MIGHT BE DUE TO WATER ENTERING THE AIR INTAKE IN THE FRONT END. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WOULD BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THROUGH PUDDLES, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A PRACTICAL SOLUTION. I THEN ASKED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY OPTION THE REPRESENTATIVE THERE OFFERED WAS FOR ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER VW DEAIERSHIP, WHICH I AM UNWILLING TO DO AT MY PERSONAL EXPENSE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY OWN AND MY WIFE'S SAFETY WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, BUT VOLKSWAGEN IS BASICALLY TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I WOULD BE GLAD TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS ISSUE, AND I HAVE ATTACHED THE VW MECHANIC'S REPORT.

THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED.

MY DRIVERS SEAT TOP PORTION IS STUCK IN AN ODD POSITION . IT WON'T GO BACK OR MOVE AT ALL. IT JUST QUIT MOVING. STATIONARY I THINK .

CANNOT TURN VEHICLE OFF ONCE ON. KEY GETS STUCK. VEHICLE IS IN PARK STATIONARY. AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY FOR OVER A COUPLE HOURS I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. SPIRIT AUTO CENTER OF RENTON (330 SUNSET BLVD N, RENTON, WA 98057, (425) 226-6113) DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

CAR WON'T PULL. IT START OFF GOOD. THEN IT LOSES PRESSURE AND DROPS TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WENT BAD CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP TIME AT 72K MILES. THIS DID NOT CAUSE ANY INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE BUT DID COST A TON OF MONEY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN OLDER JETTA'S, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE NEWER MODELS JUST HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO SCREW UP. IT ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WOULD NOT START.

AT 75,355 MILES MY JETTA THAT I PURCHASED 8 MONTHS EARLIER SUDDENLY DIED. I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY HEADED TO DALLAS WHEN SUDDENLY ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY CAR SLOWED TO A STOP. LIKE A COMPUTER SHUTS DOWN ON YOU. MY CAR WOULD NOT START. OR EVEN MAKE A SOUND. THE DEALERSHIP ASSESSED THE DAMAGE AND TOLD ME OIL HAD BEEN LEAKING INTERNALLY INTO THE ENGINE AND I'D NEED A NEW ONE, IT WOULD COST ABOUT 10K. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 28K MILES. PURCHASED CERTIFIED, ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AT VW. NO ONE WANTS TO HELP. NO BUY BACK. NO TRADE IN ASSISTANCE. NO APOLOGY. THE MANAGER HASN'T EVEN CALLED ME BACK. GEORGIA DOESN'T HAVE USED CAR LEMON LAWS. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS EVERY FEW MONTHS BUT BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT RELATED TO THE ENGINE, IT'S NO ONES FAULT BUT MINE.